How to Do Humanitarian Aid Work in AfricaSarah Bailey shares photos from her adventures in bringing 60 tons of supplies to 60,000 people 6,700 miles (10,782 kilometers) from home. Photograph by Sarah Bailey

I took this photo while waiting to cross the Congo River in Kindu. In Kindu, like many African villages and towns located on rivers, the river is the most common spot for washing clothes and bathing. The boat behind her is a pirogue, a dugout boat made from a single tree trunk, used for transporting people and merchandise.—Sarah Bailey